Reelette



(No Model.)

1 C. B. CLARK.

.REELETTE.

No. 277.231. Pateted May 8,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

CULLEN B. CLARK, OF DETROIT, MIOHIGAN. V

REELETTE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,231, dated May 8, 1883. I Application filedJanna-y 29,1883. (No model To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, C. B. CLARK, a citizen of the United States ot' America, residing at Detroit, in the County of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Reelettes, of which the following is a specifieation, reference being' had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to improvements in machines for making tnbular spiral points from silk, musliu, or other textile material for fancy articles, such as fans, &0.; and it consists in the employnent of a slitted or slotted cylindrical shaft adapted to permit the attachment thereto ofa hollow conical sleeve or former, said shaft bea-ring iu a suitable support and having means for its rotation; and it consists, further, of a pivoted or hinged hearing for the free end of the shaft, said hearing beingadapted to be`adjusted to and from the said end of the shaft, substantially as ,hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view, with a portion of the shaft-bearin g broken away, ofmyimproved machinefor mal;- ing tubular points of textile material. Fg. 2 is a; longitudinal sectional view thereof with the pivoted hearing in a depressed position or removed from the shaft. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same with the conical sleeve or former removed and shown at one side of the machine, and Figs. et and 5 are detail views.

In carrying out my invention I employ a cylindrical shaft, A, mounted in a longitudinal slot or recess, a, of a block or support, B, said shaft being removably held therein by approximately C slaped springs or rings passed through eyes of the block and caused to fit over the shaft. These springs also compensate wear of the shaft in its bearings. The inner end of the shaft-A hasa handle or crank, E, for its rotation, while on the opposite side of the support B it is provided with an internally screw-threaded hub or fixed collar, D, and at its extreme onter end with a longitudnal slit or slot, b.

G is a conical sleeve or former with its inner end or base provided with au external screw-thread, as at c, to enable it to be screwed into theinternal]y-screw threaded 'collar or hub D of the shaft A, by means of which the said i surface, the function of which will presently appear. i

H is the bearing or support for the outer end of the shat't, said bearin gconsistin g preferably of adisk with a concavity to receive the said end of the shat't, and of a support or legs, h, hinged or pivoted in eyes or other suitable way, said eyes beingscrewed to a base, I, supporting the entire machine. This hearing-support h, or one of its 1egs,-has a crank, h', to which is connected by a rod, i, a hand-lever, J, pivoted to one side of the shaft-support B. By movng the said'lever with the hand the said hearing H can be moved or adj usted away from, or to, the outer end of the shaft, as occasion may require, as will be understood herenafter.

K is an approximately U-shaped clamp with one arm adapted to fitintoatransverse groove, j', in the base I, and its other arm to extend under the bench or support', and thus enable the convenient securing in place of the machine for operation.

Ifa straight or cylindrical tubular point is to be made, the conical sleeveis removed,.and the end of the textile material inserted into and secured in the slot at the outer end of the shaft. Then by turning the ora-nl: or handle of the shaft with one hand 'and holding the textile material with the other hand, the ma; terial will be coiled into the desired form.

If a conical point is desird, the sleeve or former is put in position, as above indicated, and the same course pursued as pointed out in connection with forming the cylindrical point.

lt will be noticed that previous to and in order to permit the insertion of the end of the textile material into the slot in the outer end of the shaft the hearing H is adjusted or moved away from thesaid end of the shaft, which is effected by moving the lever J in the required direction. After the insertion of the textile material into the slot the hearing is moved iee back into its original position to support that end of the shaft, whiohis done by reversing the movement of the lever J.

Having thus fully described guy invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The handled shaft suitably mounted in' position, and having a iongitudinal slit or slot in one end, in conbination With the pivoted or hinged hearing adapted to support the free end of the said shaft, substantinlly as and for the purpose specified.

2. The handled slitted or slotted shaft suitably supported in position, in combination with the pivoted hearing connected by a roCLto a hand-lever, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The conhination of the handled cylindrical shaft having a screw-threaded collar and a slit or siot at one end, the conical sleeve having a screw-threaded base, the support for the inner end of the shaft, the shaft-holding rings, the pivoted or hinged hearing, the handlever connected to saidlatter hearing, substantially as and for the purpose indicated.

In testimony Whereof I affix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

GULLN B. CLARK.

Witnesses: W. G. YOUNG,

T. C, PROSSER. 

